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MINUTES <br />SUBURBAN HRA TAX LEVY MEETING <br />Monday, August 4, 2003 <br />Present: Janice Rettman, Ramsey County Commissioner <br />Mark Voerding, Aide to Commissioner Rettman <br />Tony Bennett, Ramsey County Commissioner <br />Joe Murphy, Aide to Commissioner Bennett <br />Victoria Reinhardt, Ramsey County Commissioner <br />Jan Wiessner, Ramsey County Commissioner <br />Mary Ann Palmer, Aide to Commissioner Wiessner <br />Paul Kirkwold, Ramsey County Manager <br />Melinda Coleman, Assistant City Manager, Maplewood <br />Laura Dobozenski, City Council, Vadnais Heights <br />Rick Getschow, Administrator, Lauderdale <br />John Kysylyczyn, Mayor, Roseville <br />Bob Lamb, City Council, Falcon Heights <br />Darryl LeMire, City Council, White Bear Lake <br />Marie Malrick, GMHC <br />Carolyn Olson, GMHC <br />Aaron Parish, Interim Administrator, Arden Hills <br />Mark Sather, City Manager, White Bear Lake <br />Terry Schwerm, City Manager, Shoreview <br />Gerry Urban, Administrator, Vadnais Heights <br />Heather Worthington, Administrator, Falcon Heights <br />Wally Wysopal, City Manager, North St. Paul <br />Char Samuelson, State Representative, District 5B <br />Denise Beigbeder, RC Community and Economic Development <br />Mary Lou Egan, RC Community and Economic Development <br />Judy Karon, RC Community and Economic Development <br />Commissioner Janice Rettman opened the meeting at 2:00 p.m. She stated the <br />County is here to listen to comments from each municipality about the Proposed <br />HRA Suburban Tax Levy and 2004 Funding Distribution. Commissioner Rettman <br />told those present there were handouts available consisting of letters from Gem <br />Lake and Spring Lake Park with their comments and an updated copy of the <br />proposal as there was a typo in a the original copy. The total proposed HRA levy <br />funding for suburban communities was shown as $765,000 instead of $785,000. <br />Commissioner Rettman pointed out it is still less than a 1% tax levy. <br />The group was then welcomed by Heather Worthington of Falcon Heights. <br />Commissioner Rettman reminded the group that about a year and a half ago, <br />Judy Karon of the Ramsey County HRA, convened a meeting to talk about a <br />